2021 MIAMI BASEBALL GAME NOTES Contact: David Villavicencio • Miami Athletic Communications • 5821 San Amaro Drive • Coral Gables, FL 33146 Website: HurricaneSports.com • Facebook • Twitter • Instagram: @CanesBaseball Home to Four National Championships (1982, 1985, 1999, 2001) and 46 NCAA Postseason Appearances SERIES INFORMATION GAMES 14-16 CORAL GABLES, Fla. (Alex Rodriguez Park at Mark Light Field) Dates: Friday, March 19, 2021 - Sunday, March 21, 2021 Game Times (ET): 7:00 p.m. | &:00 p.m. | 1:00 p.m. 5 MIAMI HURRICANES (9-4, 5-3 ACC) Site: Coral Gables, Fla. | Alex Rodriguez Park (3,771) Head Coach: Gino DiMare (Miami, 1992) Career Division I Record: 62-28 (third season) | Record at Miami: 62-28 (third season) TV: ACC Network (Fri- Sat) | ACC Network Extra (Sun) vs SEMINOLES (7-6, 4-5 ACC) WVUM 90.5 FM | WVUM.org (all games) FLORIDA STATE Student Radio: Head Coach: Mike Martin Jr. (Florida State, 1995) Career Division I Record: 19-11 (2nd season) | Record at FSU: 19-11 (2nd season) Twitter Updates: @CanesBaseball / @MiamiHurricanes Live Stats: MiamiHurricanes.com Postgame Recap: MiamiHurricanes.com ACC WEEKEND STORYLINES & NEWS • Miami hosts rival Florida State this weekend in their first meeting since the Canes took two-of-three games in 2019. Series History: Florida State leads, 153-132-4 • RHP Alejandro Rosario (1-1, 5.65 ERA) will lead the way on the mound for Miami, opposing FSU LHP Parker Messick (1-2, 3.54 ERA) Coral Gables: Miami leads, 69-66-3 • Rosario was named ACC Pitcher of the Week after throwing seven shutout innings vs. Wake Forest on March 12. The true Tallahassee: Florida State leads, 81-58-1 freshman is 2-0 with a 0.00 ERA, allowing just four hits and striking out 14 batters over 14 innings at Mark Light Field. Neutral Site: Florida State leads, 6-5 • True freshman Yohandy Morales leads the Canes in hitting (.345) and is tied for the team lead with three home runs. First Meeting: March 22, 1951 - Miami won, 11-2 • InfielderAnthony Vilar is 17-for-39 (.436 AVG) with a double, 3 HR and 12 RBI during his active 10-game hitting streak. Last Meeting: April 7, 2019 - Florida State won, 6-5 • A consensus preseason All-American, Adrian Del Castillo is one of four Hurricanes that were named Preseason All-America Streak: Florida State, one win in 2021. The catcher was joined by 1B Alex Toral, RHP/UT Ben Wanger and LHP/UT JP Gates garnering recognition. • Miami returns eight of nine hitters who made at least 11 starts over Hurricanes' 16 games in shortened 2020 season. • The Canes, who finished 12-4 a season ago, added the No. 1 recruiting class in the country according to Baseball America, #5 MIAMI 9-4, 5-3 ACC D1 Baseball and Collegiate Baseball. Miami has 15 returners and 20 newcomers making up its 2021 Opening Day roster. 2020: 12-4, 3-0 ACC (first place, Coastal) • Miami has qualified for the College World Series 25 times - the second-most of any program nationwide, trailing only Last Game: Mar. 17, 2021 (Fort Myers, Fla.) Texas (36). The Hurricanes' four national championships (1982, 1985, 1999, 2001) are tied for fifth-most all-time. 15-2 win, at FGCU Head Coach: Gino DiMare (Miami, 1992) PROJECTED STARTERS DI Career: 62-28 (third season) at Miami: 62-28 (third season) vs. FSU: 2-1 Friday: FR RHP Alejandro Rosario (2-0, 1.96 ERA) Saturday: FR RHP Victor Mederos (0-0, 4.79 ERA) Sunday: JR RHP Daniel Federman (0-2, 8.10 ERA) FLORIDA STATE 7-6, 4-5 ACC 2020: 12-5, 1-2 ACC (fifth place, Atlantic) Last Game: Mar. 16, 2021 (Tallahassee, Fla.) 10-2 win, vs #6 Florida Head Coach: Mike Martin Jr. (Florida State, 1995) Career: 19-11 (2nd season) at FSU: 19-11 (2nd season) Game 1: RHP Alejandro Rosario Game 2: RHP Victor Mederos Game 3: RHP Daniel Federman Twitter: @FSUBaseball 2-0, 1.96 ERA, 23.0 IP 0-0, 4.79 ERA, 20.2 IP 0-2, 8.10 ERA, 13.1 IP Friday: R-FR LHP Parker Messick (1-2, 3.54 ERA) Saturday: R-FR LHP Bryce Hubbart (2-2, 2.30 ERA) POTENTIAL STARTING LINEUP Sunday: R-JR RHP Conor Grady (2-1, 4.22 ERA) Pos. # Player AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB-SBA C 44 Adrian Del Castillo .294 51 11 15 2 1 3 13 0-0 1B 2 CJ Kayfus .167 18 6 3 1 0 2 3 0-0 2B 27 Anthony Vilar .327 55 12 18 2 0 3 13 0-0 SS 46 Dominic Pitelli .219 32 6 7 0 0 0 1 1-1 3B 35 Yohandy Morales .345 55 12 19 4 1 3 15 0-0 LF 28 Jordan Lala .302 43 19 13 3 0 1 5 5-7 CF 51 Tony Jenkins .081 37 5 3 0 0 0 5 1-3 RF 47 Christian Del Castillo .340 50 9 17 3 1 0 15 2-3 DH 30 Alex Toral .222 36 5 8 1 0 1 4 0-0 C/OF 36 Jared Thomas .250 12 2 3 0 0 0 1 0-0 C 61 Carlos Perez .222 9 1 2 0 0 0 0 0-0 INF 16 Raymond Gil .133 15 1 2 0 0 1 2 0-0 INF/OF 22 Adam Frank .250 8 0 2 0 0 0 2 0-0 OF 4 Chad Born .083 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 0-0 OF 43 Gabe Rivera .300 10 1 3 0 0 1 4 0-1 2021 UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI BASEBALL GAME NOTES 2021 SCHEDULE (9-4, 5-3 ACC) UNIVERSITY INFORMATION FEBRUARY (3-3) Location Coral Gables, Fla. DATE DAY OPPONENT TIME / RESULT Feb. 19 Friday at Florida# L, 5-7 Enrollment 17,809 Feb. 20 Saturday at Florida$ W, 10-9 (13 inn.) Founded 1925 Feb. 21 Sunday at Florida$ W, 8-6 Nickname Hurricanes FEB. 26 FRIDAY VIRGINIA TECH* L, 3-5 Colors Orange (PMS 1665), Green (PMS 3435) and White FEB. 27 SATURDAY VIRGINIA TECH* W, 3-0 FEB. 28 SUNDAY VIRGINIA TECH*^ L, 6-9 President Dr. Julio Frenk Athletics Director Blake James MARCH (7-0) Conference Atlantic Coast Conference DATE DAY OPPONENT TIME / RESULT Stadium / Capacity Alex Rodriguez Park at Mark Light Field / 3,771 Mar. 5 Friday at NC State* L, 5-11 305-284-2263 Mar. 6 Saturday at NC State* W, 6-4. Ticket Office Phone Mar. 7 Sunday at NC State* W, 6-4 MAR. 9 TUESDAY FAU W, 11-2 MAR. 12 FRIDAY WAKE FOREST* W, 10-0 BASEBALL COACHING / SUPPORT STAFF MAR. 13 SATURDAY WAKE FOREST* W, 6-3 Head Coach Gino DiMare MAR. 14 SUNDAY WAKE FOREST*^ canceled 62-28 (third season) Mar. 17 Wednesday at FGCU W, 15-2 Record at Miami MAR. 19 FRIDAY FLORIDA STATE*@ 7 p.m. Career Overall Record 62-28 (third season) MAR. 20 SATURDAY FLORIDA STATE*^ 7 p.m. MAR. 21 SUNDAY FLORIDA STATE*^ 1 p.m. Associate Head Coach / Pitching J.D. Arteaga (Miami, 2002) Mar. 23 Tuesday at FAU 6:30 p.m. Mar. 26 Friday at Virginia* 4 p.m. Assis. Coach / Recruiting / Catchers Norberto Lopez (Nova Southeastern, 1999) Mar. 27 Saturday at Virginia* 1 p.m. Assistant Coach / Infielders Chris Dominguez (Louisville, 2009) Mar. 28 Sunday at Virginia* 1 p.m. MAR. 31 Wednesday at FIU 7 p.m. Strength & Conditioning Coach H.R. Powell (Montclair State, 2013) Brandon Platt (Franklin College, 2010) APRIL (0-0) Athletic Trainer DATE DAY OPPONENT TIME / RESULT Physical Therapist Julian Rivera (Ithaca College ’13) APR. 2 FRIDAY DUKE* 7 p.m. Director of Baseball Operations / Camps Robert “G.M.” McDaniel (FIU, 2003) APR. 3 SATURDAY DUKE* 7 p.m. Director of Player Development Jonathan Anderson (Duke, ’07) APR. 4 SUNDAY DUKE*^ 1 p.m. APR. 7 WEDNESDAY FIU 7 P.M. Apr. 9 Friday at Pittsburgh* 3 p.m. Apr. 10 Saturday at Pittsburgh* 3 p.m. PROGRAM HISTORY Apr. 11 Sunday at Pittsburgh* 1 p.m. First Year of Baseball 1940 APR. 14 WEDNESDAY FGCU 6 p.m All-Time Program Record 2,661-1,109-18 (.702) APR. 16 FRIDAY CLEMSON*@ 7 p.m. APR. 17 SATURDAY CLEMSON* 6 p.m. College World Series Appearances / Last 25 / 2016 APR. 18 SUNDAY CLEMSON*@^ 12 p.m. College World Series Record 48-42 (.533) APR. 21 WEDNESDAY FGCU@ 6 p.m. NCAA Regional Appearances/ Last 46 / 2019 Apr. 23 Friday at North Carolina* 6 p.m. NCAA Regional Record 127-46 (.734) Apr. 24 Saturday at North Carolina* 2 p.m. Apr. 25 Sunday at North Carolina* 12 p.m. NCAA Super Regional Appearances / Last 12 / 2016 Apr. 30 Friday at Boston College* 7 p.m. NCAA Super Regional Record 18-11 (.621) Last Postseason Opponent Mississippi State / 2019 MAY (0-0) Starkville Regional Final (Starkville, Miss.) DATE DAY OPPONENT TIME / RESULT May 1 Saturday at Boston College* 3 p.m. Result Lost, 2-5 May 2 Sunday at Boston College* 1 p.m. MAY 7 FRIDAY APPALACHIAN STATE 7 p.m. MAY 8 SATURDAY APPALACHIAN STATE 7 p.m. POSTSEASON HISTORY MAY 9 SUNDAY APPALACHIAN STATE^ 1 p.m. MAY 14 FRIDAY GEORGIA TECH* 7 p.m. National Championships: 4 (1982, 1985, 1999, 2001) MAY 15 SATURDAY GEORGIA TECH* 7 p.m. MAY 16 SUNDAY GEORGIA TECH*^ 1 p.m. College World Series Appearances: 25 (1974, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, MAY 18 TUESDAY FAU 6 p.m. 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2003, May 20 Thursday at Louisville*@ 6 p.m.